The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please)

This is a discussion on The English Movies Thread (No Spoilers Please) within Shifting gears, part of the Around the Corner category; Watched Rush, on the plane back from Singapore.
What a film.
The portrayal of the extreme rivalry between Niki Lauda ...

Pawn-
A good one time watch. Story is simple of a diner robbery gone wrong. Rating - 3/5

The Hunger Games: catching fire-
I was expecting more from this one. The pace is a bit slow and drama is more than action. Nonetheless was entertaining except for climax which was very abrupt. Rating - 4/5

Of late watching movies have been my stress busters...Here's some:Sin Nombre great movie on the gangs, immigration and more. I thought this was better than the City of Gods [8.5/10]Moon (2009) A Sci-Fi thriller on the life in moon, yes, Moon [9/10]Groundhog Day Comedy movie about a life of a weatherman [8/10]

The portrayal of the extreme rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt, was truly fantastic.
Excellent movie.

If you have watched Rush, another excellent (and somewhat similar) movie that you can see (if you have not) is `Senna'. That is a documentary but highly rated.
Sad that Rush could not get much in the awards season.

Got into Liz Taylor nostalgic mode and watched two movies of her over the last week
1. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
2. Cleopatra
3. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Virginia Woolf: a bit loud but an excellent watch nevertheless.
Cleopatra did not get very high reviews but it certainly it is an excellent movie though long at 4+ hours.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is based on a play by Tennessee Williams though not strictly as moral sensibilities about same-sex relationships meant that some things were brushed under the carpet. Still an excellent movie and bears a lot of resemblance to some of our Hindi movies.

With this done, plan on watching A Place in The Sun and Butterfield 8 soon. Thanks IMDB.
Plan on